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I'm trying to figure this all out in my head....
Seems to me, it's fairly simple...
And, I say this as a person that owns and runs a business.. (I'm simplifying some terms for ease of reading)
First of all, the skatter-whatever-ya-call-it can kiss my big fat
VAT is made for businesses. If a government, be it my own or another, wants to try and tax me if I sell my bicycle to my neighbor, they will be kissing my
. Same thing applies here... If I sell my VAT (hehe, pun intended) to joe blow, it's like selling my bike. Bite me if you think I'm going to charge him sales tax (VAT). Bite me if you think I'M going to pay the government that tax.